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J. E. SIPPERLY- COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, 1915.

1,3 10,550. Patented July 22, 1919.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, n. c.

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JOHN EDGAR srrrnnnr, or TROY, NEW YORK, AssIeNon, BY MESNE ss'rsmvrnnrs, T0 WILLIAM ARTHUR room or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

COLLAR.

Application filed October 14, 1915.

To all whom it may. concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN EDGARSIP- PERLY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Troy, Rensselaer county, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of which the fol-' lowing is a specification. 7

My invention relates particularly to sport or soft collars, z. 6., those which are worn without having beenstarche'd or in any way stiffened. These collars, as is well known, consist of a plurality of plies stitched together, the seam being at the edge, and they are of fold pattern; and it has been found necessaryto hold the lower corners of the tops in position and to prevent their curling. It has been customary to use short tapes with buttons adapted to button completely through the top, and consequently pull on the outside thus wrinkling it and giving it a messed appearance. Ordinary safety pins are also used for this purpose with the same unsatisfactory result. Besides, the ends of such a pin project outside of the face of the collar at its points and are unsightly. The object of my invention is to provide a collar with attaching means near the points of the collar, together with a cooperating securing device, for holding these points in position, the securing means being adapted to exert its strain entirely upon the underply of the top thereby transmitting this strain to the seams without affecting the outer ply or face. Furthermore his connection is invisible when the collar and cravat or tie are in place. Additional objects of the invention will appear in this specification and be pointed out 1n the claims.

In the drawings, which represent preferred forms of my device, Figure 1 is an elevation of a collar andsecu'ring device embodying my invention; 2 shows one end of the collar with the corner of the top reverted; Fig. 3 shows the securing device detached; Figs. 4 and 5 are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2, showing a modification; Fig. 6 is an end view showing still another form of attaching means; Fig. 7 is a detached View of the securing device of Fig. 4.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 11 is the band and 12 the top of a fold collar, band 11 having the usual tabs 13 and 14a, in which are button-holes 15 for engaging with a' Specification of Letters Patent.

' of the top,

Patented July 22, 1919. Serial No. 55,816.

front stud 16. Band 11 may also be provided with a button 17 positioned so as to engage with button-hole 18 in the upper corner of tab 13. All the parts so far described are well known in the art and need not be described with greater particularity. In the present embodiment of my invention I provide the front corners of the top 12 with oppositely disposed button-holes 19, shown as pear-shaped, which button-holes are cut and worked through the inner plies leaving theouter ply or plies The securing device shown in Fig. 8, which consists of piece of tape 20 with a button 21 sewed at each of its ends, is used, as shown in Fig. 1, by inserting each of buttons 21 in one of button-holes 19in a corner of top 12, whereby these corners are held in proper position and prevented from curling up or being displaced in any way. It will be seen that the buttons 21 are hidden under the imperforate outer plies of the top 12 and that the connecting tape 20 will be covered by the cravat or tie, when this is positioned. This concealment of the means for fastening the ends of the tape to the ends of the collar top has an important advantage. This fastening means, because of its connection to the underply has the 1 eneficial result of transmitting the strain of the strap, due to the pressure of the necktie, to the seams where the plies of the collar are stitched together, thus obviating the unsightly wrinkled and messed appearance of the outer ply or face resulting from connections which are attached to it.

Figs. 4, 5 and 7 show a modification of my device, in which the band, top and tabs of the collar are as above described. Instead of the button-holes 19, an ordinary straight button-hole 29 is cut and worked adjacent and nearly parallel with the end of top 12. These button-holes are connected, for the purpose above set forth, by a securing device, consisting of a metal or like strip 30, shown detached in Fig. 7 The connecting strip 30 has a body portion 31, curved to correspond to the natural curve of the collar and having in its lower edge a central notch 32, adapted to engage with the shank of stud 1-6; and a short forwardly extending imperforate.

member 33 at each end of body 31 and con-.

worked through the inner plies only of the top 12. Olbviously, the function of the device will be as before.

It will be seen that Whether the device of Fig. 3 or that of Fig. 7 is employed the ends thereof and the engaging means carried thereby, are connected to the underply of the top portion of the collar, and that the intermediate portion of the band is borne upon by a tie. worn in connection with the collar. The result is that the strain due to the pressure of the tie is transmitted to the seam of the collar top without affecting the outer ply or face.

Fig. 6 shows a slightly modified attaching device-within the point or corner of top 12, taking the place of button-hole 29 and adapted to be used with securing device 30 or its equivalent. It consists of a short piece of tape 39, stitched at its ends to the inner plies of top 12, its middle portion being left free so as to engage with hook 3i.

The modifications shown are not intended to be exclusive, but rather to show that many modifications may be made in both parts of the device without departing from my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A soft collar comprising a band and fold-over top, a textile strap free relatively to the said band and connected at one end to the under side of the fold-over top at a distance from that free end of the fold-over over top at a distance from its free ends whereby the strain due to the connection is transmitted to the stitching without affecting the outer ply, when the collar is in position on the neck of the wearer.

3. A soft collar comprising a band and folded-over top composed of a plurality of plies stitched together at their edges, a substantially straight horizontal attachment device for theends of the folded-over top, means connecting the attachment device to the under ply of the folded-over top and including a short piece of tape stitched at its ends to the said under ply Without affectingthe outer ply, whereby the connection is concealed from view.

JOHN EDGAR SIPPERLY.

l/Vitnesses GEO. L. COOPER, B. H. DAVEY.

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